Brazil vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile
Brazil
47.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica
75.5%
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Costa Rica rank
4th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 75.5% against 47.7% in Brazil, a difference of 27.8%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 37 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 12.2% | 5.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 26.7% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 54.5% | 7.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 75.5% against 47.7% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 27.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release